Girl Meets World has had quite a bit of fun bringing back characters from the mothership series in its two seasons on the air, but few have been as anticipated as that of Angela Moore (Trina McGee), former flame of dreamy Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong.)

In Friday’s episode of the series, Angela returned in an episode that had Shawn contemplating his future with Katy Hart (Cheryl Texiera), mother to Maya (Sabrina Carpenter), whom he’d yet to officially go on a date with despite mounting chemistry.

Word of Angela’s return would normally get fans thinking: Could she be returning to reunite with her ex-love, shattering the potential of Katy and Shawn pairing? But expectations were adjusted weeks ago, when creator Michael Jacobs warned that a controversial move was coming …